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Sandy Dahl, wife of 9/11 pilot Jason Dahl, dies at 52

Sandy Dahl, who channeled the tragedy of her husband's death on Sept. 11, 2001, into a powerful campaign to honor his memory, has died.

Dahl, 52, apparently passed away in her sleep, said family friend David Dosch.

Dahl's husband, Jason, was the captain of United Flight 93 on 9/11. She strongly believed Jason fought alongside passengers to keep terrorists from crashing the plane into the U.S. Capitol or the White House. The plane instead crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania.

The couple lived in Ken-Caryl Ranch in the dream home Jason was renovating. Dahl moved out following the Sept. 11 attacks but continued to live in Colorado.

After Jason's death, Dahl became a public face for all grieving 9/11 families. She founded a scholarship fund in Jason's honor, to provide funding for young pilots to receive their education. And she gradually warmed to public speaking, to make sure the heroism of Jason and many others aboard Flight 93 was not forgotten.